California’s dry farmers say, ‘Drought? What drought?’

In California, so-called dry farmers say that they’ve avoided the worst of the drought and produced more flavorful crops by keeping their plants thirsty, reports Ari LeVaux in FERN’s latest story, produced with National Geographic’s blog, The Plate. “Dry farmers don’t irrigate their crops — at least beyond the seedling stage.” writes LeVaux. “The dry farmers… » Read More

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